Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 42, Number 152, 9 May 1917 — Page 1

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EVEN ELECTRIC LIGHT BILLS AND INSURANCE POLICIES AFFECTED BY PROPOSED $1,800,000,000 REVENUE TJEASURE WASHINGTON, May 9. The new war tax bill was ready for Congress today proposing probably the most extensive and the greatest line of taxation ever faced by the American people. " Taxes which would reach to the most remote departments of business and household life are proposed to make up a yearly income of $1 ,800,000,000. In addition to increased postage on newspapers, magazines and periodicals the new taxes include levies on life and fire insurance, on household electric bills, telephone bills, railroad tickets, admissions to amusements, club dues, automobiles, pleasure boats, jewelry and practically everything that enters into the life of a family. In an effort to spread the taxation over the business as well as the social life, the nation proposes new taxes on corporations, on excess profits and other elements of commerce.

ACKERMAN , TELLS CITY INSIDE OF WAR CRISIS Youthful Correspondent Says Wilson's Notes Helped Cause of Democracy Among German People. NATION IS THINKING Carl W. Ackerman, now famous war correspondent, was welcomed home last night. Before an audience of old acquaintances and home folks that filled the Coliseum, Ackerman described the struggles of democracy In Germany. Carl Ackerman. authority on the L'uropean situation, appeared no dif ferent from the .Carl Ackerman who left Richmond a few. years ago, un heralded and unknown. As he Btood on the platform he appeared extremely youthful, slender and pale. In fact he looked like a mere slip of a boy. . He spoke calmly, in a conversational tone. His words were those of a man who has experienced a part in a world cataclysm. They were the words of a man, mature in knowledge and judgment. Appreciate Cause for Fame. Before Carl Ackerman bad finished speaking, every man and woman knew why their fellowtownsman had risen so rapidly, to the heights of .recognition in the Journalistic world. William Dudley Foulke introduced Ackerman, who was given a cordial ovation. The lecture and the answers to questions at the close of the formal address were based upon Ackerman's experience as Berlin correspondent for the United Press, a news gathering organization. In this capacity the Richmond man became conversant with the inside of German politics and motives and had opportunity to travel throughout the Central Powers, making observations. Following Mr. Foulke's laudatory Introduction, Ackerman confessed that he was a man with a past He related how he had been tried in a border court on a charge of having violated Dutch neutrality. Although oatmeal and a hot water bottle which he had purchased in Hoi land were confiscated, Ackerman es caped a jail sentence and received only a light fine. Refers to Local Scare. Jokingly he referred to his first realization that the United States was In the war. During the dinner hour last evening, a much preturbed woman called the Ackerman home by telephone and asked If the Coliseum would be safe. She reported the prevalence of a rumor that the building was to be destroyed by persons of pro-German tendencies. German people, according to Acker man, are beginning to think for them selves. At the beginning of the war, the Kaiser did their thinking for them Continued On Page Ten. INSINUATE BRITISH SUNK HEALDTON LONDON. May 9. The denial by the German legation at the Hague, as reported In a Reuters dispatch, that the American tank steamer Healdton was sunk by a German submarine con eludes with an insinuation that the vessel was In the British prohibited zone when it was lost. I Weather Forecast For Indiana by United 8tate Weather Bureau Partly cloudy tonight; warmer north and central portions. Thursday fair. Temperature Today. Noon 46 Yesterday Maximum 59 Minimum 32 Tor Wayne County, by W. E. Moore: Fartly cloudy tonight and Thursday. General Conditions This morning's snow was due to a flareback. The Atlantic coast storm moved Inland and is connecting with the cold wave over the lakes and central states causing snow in Indiana and Ohio. Weather is warmer in the west. Summer temperature In Western Canada the home of the cold wave. The change to milder weather will not be rapid but will be noticeable.

Rev. Chance Resigns; Takes Michigan Post

Rev. Orvllle Chance, pastor of the Whitewater Friends church, has resigned his charge here, to accept a church in Long Lake, Mich. Long Lake is a prosperous summer resort and has a splendid Friends church. Rev. Mr. Chance will leave the last of this month for Long Lake, after a service of about two years here. PRESIDENT LETS CONGRESS INTO INNER COUNCIL WASHINGTON. May 9. President Wilson began taking congress in confidence on the administration's plan today by summoning thirty leaders to the White House. At the capitol it was said the presi dent had recognized the criticism that Congress was not being taken into the president's full confidence on the measures he Is asking to have passed for the conduct of the war. Among the subjects discussed today it was said, were the billion dollar appropriation to build the merchant fleet which is to overcome the submarine menace and the disputed points in the new army bill on which House and Senate bills are deadlocked, principally over the Senate amendment .to permit Colonel Roosevelt to send a division to France. The espionage bill and other subjects were taken up. ITALY TO PURCHASE $100,000,000 WORTH OF RAILROAD STOCK WASHINGTON. May 9. Negotia tions looking to the purchase of more than $100,000,000 worth of railway locomotives, cars, rails and other equipment in the United States will be one of the main purposes of the Italian war commission, which is expected jto reach this country in about three weeks, it was learned today. A large part of the $100,000,000 al ready loaned by the United States to the Italian government, also is likely to be spent for railroad materials and orders probably will be placed during the Italian commission's stay here. Italian railroads which are govern ment owned and operated are reported to be suffering greatly from lack of equipment, since most ' Industrial plants formerly supplying the roads now are making munitions. New Credit Asked By British Leaders LONDON, May 9. In moag a vote of credit for pounds sterling, 500,000,000. in the House of Commons today Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer said that the alarming feature of the figures were that they represented a total dally expenditure of pounds sterling, 7,460,000. DON'T KNIT SOCKS; OTHER KIND WORN Many patriotic Richmond women have been busily engaged for the past month kitting socks for American soldiers, but word has been received here that the army does not desire the kind of socks the women have been knitting. Richmond women should confine their efforts, it is stated, to knitting comforters and wristlets for the sol diers. Such articles are badly needed. The army secures all the socks it needs for the soldiers at a very cheap price. , , Women to Replace Elevator Operators NEW YORK, May 9. The public employment bureau of this city in a statement today notes the first evi dence of the substitution of women for men in industry for the period of the war. v ... "Applications have been received," says .the statement, "for several wom en physically and temperamentally i comsetant to ooerata alavatora.

HINDENBDRG DRIVE FAILS AT BIG LOSS TO STOP FOE

British Threaten Insecure Hold of Germans on Village of Fresnoy Coal Fields in Danger. N I VELLE'S TROOPS GAIN ' (By Associated Press) Field Marshal Von Hindenburg's tremendous drive of yesterday in an effort to stem the tide of British vic tory on the Arras battlefield speedily spent its force and all his lavish expenditure of men and material bids fair to be wasted. Already the British have re-acted bo strongly that most of the ground lost in the "vicinity of Fresnoy' has been regained. The Germans still are clinging to the village itself and their hold upon It is so insecure that its re-cap ture and the entire- restoration of the British position appear imminent. GermansMust Hold Ground. It is a vital necessity for the Germans to hold fast here if they are not speedily to lose Lens and its valuable coal fields and find their whole line in the northern sector of the FrankoBelgian front imperiled. - ' Even more urgently necessary is It for them to hold the French around the great bend In the line north east of Soissons, where the German stronghold of Laon considered by some military critics the key to the entire German position in northern France, is the French objective. The persistent and violence of the German counter attack along the Chem-Des-Dames plateau the commanding ridge won by the French in last week's great drive indicated the importance the German high command attaches to the lost ground. General Nivelle's troops are yielding no Inch of it however and gradually are forging ahead in important sectors. French Get Line of Trenches. Last night an attack by the French gave them a line of trenches three quarters of a mile long on the important high ground above Craonne where they are opening up the back road to Laon. The Germans have been claim ing the retention of Chevreux but the Paris report today indicates that if the French were not actually in possession of It they at least have it well hemmed in. The German counter attacks last night were heavy and costly and at no point were they successful, Paris announces. PEKIN CABINET STANDS FOR WAR PEKIN, May 9. Premier Tuan ChiJui and the entire cabinet addressed a secret session of the parliament today and urged the adoption of a resolution declaring war against Germany. The resolution was referred to the standing committee for consideration on Thursday. tavor Repatriation of Belgian Workers AMSTERDAM. May 9. The Main Committee of the Reichstag, according to the Berlin Vorwaerts, concluded discussion of the administration of occupied territories by adopting a resolution that speedy, measures be taken to repatriate Belgian workmen. Another resolution declared that all workmen from the occupied territories in Poland and Lithunia, who were employed within the German empire should enjoy the same rights as Germans, and especially the right to change their place of employment and to return home after their contracts had elapsed. PROHIBITS GRAINS MIS-USE PARIS, May 9. A. decree is promulgated in the official journal prohibiting the use of maize, rye, barley or buckwheat flours for any other pur1 bom than bread making-

Gov. Goodrich Asks That Counties Drop Plans for Building During War To County Councilss and Commissioners, Township Trustees and Common Councils : In working out plans for national defense, the Federal Government as well as various State Governments, find the car shortage one of the most serious questions with which they have to deal. The State Government has recently taken action giving preference to cars for the movement of coal and iron products. The state railroad commission of this state will take action along similar lines. A serious car shortage exists and it id important hat every car in which coal, iron or food products can be moved shall be conserved and used for that purpose alone. An order is under contemplation by both Federal and State Government to prohibit the movement of building or road material in cars that can be used for the movement of coal, iron or food products. In case bonds are sold for the purpose of raising money to carry out contracts to be let, the money may lie idle on your hands for a year, owing to the fact that it will be impossible to get material moved. I urge you, therefore, to postpone, for the present, the letting' of all contracts for roads, public buildings, and structural work of every kind that are not imperatively demanded for the public interest at this time. By doing this you will save a large number of cars that are now used for the purpose of hauling building and road material, and you will further conserve the interest of your respective communities, for the prices of building materials have almost reached the prohibitive point. Labor is scarce and all public work of every kind not actually demanded should be postpdned for another year. In taking this action you will not only add to the fuel situation very materially in this state, but you will be enabled, after the close of the war, further to serve the interests of the taxpayers by letting contracts at reduced prices; and' by furnishing employment at a time perhaps when there will be idle labor in the country by reason of the throwing out of employment of millions of men now engaged in making of munitions and supplies for this year. Trusting you will find it consistent with public interest to co-operate every way in this matter, I am Respectfully yours, JAMES P. GOODRICH, Governor

CONFEREESSTRUGGLE VAINLY TO ARRIVE AT AGE COMPROMISE WASHINGTON, May 9. Conferees of the house and senate on the war army bill today sought to compromise their differences over the question of whether Colonel Roosevelt shall be permitted as provided by a senate amendment to raise a volunteer force for service in France. Prospects of an agreement, however, on this, the main issue, seemed slight. The only hope held out for a compromise was said to be based on the chance that the senate might recede from its position on the question.' In that case, it was said the house conferees might accept the senate amendment fixing the age limit of those subject to selective draft at 21 to 27, in lieu of the house provision fixing it at from 21 to 40. Wheat Brings $3.11 on Chicago Market . CHICAGO. May 9 Excited advances in wheat .at the opening today reflected the bullish government crop report which was issued just after the close yesterday. May sold from $3.07, to $3.11, which was from 10 to 14 cents higher than yesterday's close. NEW YORK LAVISH IN RECEPTION PLANS NEW YORK", May 9. A program so filled with receptions, entertainments, banquets and public meetings that the distinguished visitors will have little time for either sightseeing or sleeping awaited the arrival in New York this afternoon of Marshal Joffre, M. Rene Viviani, French minister of justice, and other members of the French commission here to advise with United States officials on war measures to defeat the common enemy. DEBATE ESPIONAGE BILL IN SENATE WASHINGTON, May 9.-Debate on the administration espionage bill continued in the senate today, with the export- embargo section as . adopted Monday unchanged, despite efforts to modify It yesterday after the question had been discussed in executive session, -

Gets 6-Cents Damage Against Magazine

WASHINGTON, May 9. By agreement of lawyers on both sides the local supreme court today awarded a verdict of six cents damages and costs to Henry Lane Wilson of Indiana, former ambassador to Mexico in his libel suit against Norman Hapgood, former editor of Colliers Weekly. Mr. Wil6on sued on an article dealing with the killing of President Madero of Mexico, the usurpation of Huerta and the Mr. Wilson's alleged connection with events in the Mexican capitol at that time. LONTZ PREDICTS MILLS' SEIZURE WILL CLOSE SHOPS Richmond factories will be forced to close or run on short time if the government takes over all steel mills. John M. Lontz,, president of the Richmond Commercial club and head of the F. & N. Lawn Mower factory and Malleable Castings company, predicted this result of the government's action this morning. A story from Washington in morning newspapers said "aat congress would be asked to c mmandeer the products of all steel nills to provide materials for the sf ip building program and for war munitions. "Practically all the factories . In Richmond use steel in greater or smaller quantities and if the government commandeers ' the steel output of the country we will be forced to suspend operations," he said. Lontz Relieves congress will refuse to support so drastic a measure, however. , . ; .,' ? "For," said he, "we are, urged to continue business as usual. Such action would affect seriously the labor situation." . . J . ARMY FLYER FALLS NEWPORT NEWS. Va., May 9. Victor C&rlstrom, aviator instructor at the Atlantic coast aeronautical station here, and Harry B. Eppes of Newport News, an army student aviator, were almost instantly killed today when their machine collapsed at an altitude of about 3,500 feet ,

BRIDGES WONT BE ERECTED; GOVERNOR'S PROCLAMATION SUSPENDS ALL PUBLIC WORK

Auditor Bowman Predicts Indefinite Delay by County of Proposed Spans Instead of Letting Contracts on SaturdayOfficials Would Act in Poor Grace to Ignore Appeal from Chief Executive of Indiana.

Work on Richmond's two proposed bridges Main street and , South G street probably will be postponed un til after the war. County Auditor Bowman gave this opinion today after he was Informed that Governor Goodrich had called for postponement of all public work dur ing the war. "I understand the proclamation If not mandatory," he said, "but public officials will not act in very good grace if they refuse to accept the governor's suggestion." The county commissioners may, and probably will not award contracts for construction of the two bridges next 8aturday, which is the date set for opening the bids. An appropriation of $365,000 has been made by the Snow Falls Today; Frost Nips Stuff In Early Gardens Weatherman Moore had another batch of discouraging news today. It was: The frost last night killed all the young vegetation that was unprotected, particularly beans and tomatoes. Wheat was injured materially, especially in the lowlands. ' Continued cold weather .will kill the fruit, and Warmer weather will come slowly because - of a great mass of cold air east of the Mississippi river. Last night's frost was accompanied by a temperature of 28 degrees above zero, four below freezing, and a quarter of an inch of ice was formed. . This morni&g snow fell some of the largest flakes ever seen in Richmond and it continued cloudy and damp most of the day. This is the first time it has snowed so late in May since 1S86, according to Moore. But the same authority says freezing weather in May is not uncommon. Eastern Indiana Is not the only locality to suffer, according to Moore, for Oklahoma and Arkansas also were visited by freezes which destroyed vegetation. Stock Prices Break on New York Mart NEW YORK, May 9. Crumbling prices at the opening of the stock market today extended during the forenoon trading Into a severe break which carried the market down from two to six points in virtually all parts of the lists. The liquidation appeared to be provoked chiefly by the publication of the government's war taxation policy.

Man Who Gave Arm To Save France Fails To Grasp Hand of Gen. Joffre

Standing on the edge of the great crowd which assembled here yesterday to greet the members of the French commission was a man whose left sleeve was empty. When ' the band crashed into the sonorous, inspiring notes of the "Marseillaise" his right hand flew to his hat brim and be stood at rigid salute. He was greatly disappointed that he was unable to work Ms way through the crowd - in time to speak few words to a short, powerfully bnflt man in all the gorgeous uniform of a field marshal of France. . .- Tears even came to the eyes of the man ith the empty- sleeve. He would have given his other arm to have spoken just a few words to the kindly looking field-marshal, but the crowd was big and bis arrival was belated. Comes to City from Hamilton The man with the empty sleeve was Jaques Dellever. He had given his left arm in the service of France and

county council for construction of the bridges. A protest may be made by the South 8lde Improvement Association against postponement of building of the South Side bridge. Other proposed public works In Wayne County will be affected by the proclamation if the county commission sees fit to follow the suggestion. This will include roads already petitioned for.

TAX PLANNED ON INC0C1ES AND EXPENSE OF DAILY LIFE Postage Stamps will Advance Taxes will be Placed on Telephone Messages and Club Dues. CHEWING GUM HIT WASHINGTON, May 9. The new war tax bill to raise $1,800,000,000 in the next year, was to be reported to the bouse today with the approval of the ways and means committee. It probably will be brought up for action tomorrow and house leaders expect its passage within a- few days, but only after a severe attack by both Continued On Page Eight. ' SOLICITORS FOR CLUB TO DINE THURSDAY Sixty solicitors will be marshaled into service next Monday in the Commercial club's drive for 300 new members. They will be entertained at luncheon tomorrow noon at the Y. M. C. A. by the club directors and plans for the campaign will be made then. Memberships will be solicited from among all the business interests of the city at the prevailing rate of $10 a year on a three year basis. The club membership now is 300. bad come to Richmond from his home In Hamilton, O., to pay a French soldier's homage to the savior of France. Dellever was a sergeant of the 203th tegiment of the line, French army, at the outbreak of the war. His regi- " ment was almost exterminated in the -great retreat before the German drive on Paris, but Dellever survived to fight in the battle of the Marne. which, , crumpled up the German attack and rolled back the Invaders toward their, own borders. In the battle of the Marne Dellever lost bis left arm. When he recovered from his wound he came to America, for he was of no further use to France. Although Dellever wept because he could not grasp the hand of his beloved commander, "Papa" Joffre, he does not regret that he came to Richmond for were not his eyes permitted to feast for five long minutes on that great soldier who saved France! -